Medical acquisitions in 2025

Top Pharmaceutical & Biotech Acquisitions:

  • Johnson & Johnson buys Intra-Cellular Therapies ($14.6B): Gained Caplyta for schizophrenia/bipolar disorder, a major biopharma deal.
  • Merck buys Verona Pharma ($10B): Added Ohtuvayre (COPD) to its cardio-pulmonary pipeline.
  • Sanofi buys Blueprint Medicines ($9.5B): Expanded rare disease focus with drugs like Ayvakit.
  • Thermo Fisher buys Clario ($9.4B): Strengthened digital clinical trial solutions.
  • Novartis buys Avidity Biosciences (~$12B): A significant play in RNA therapies for neuromuscular diseases (Note: Xtalks lists this high, though other sources may list it lower/pending).
  • Pfizer buys Metsera ($7.3B): Re-entry into the obesity market.
  • Roche buys 89bio ($3.5B): Bolstered metabolic disease portfolio.
  • GSK buys Efimosfermin Alfa (via Boston Pharma) ($2B): Expanding MASH pipeline. 
Key MedTech Deals:
  • Johnson & Johnson buys Shockwave Medical ($13.1B - announced 2024, closed 2025): Boosted cardiovascular devices.
  • BD buys Edwards Lifesciences Critical Care ($4.2B): Expanding critical care offerings.
  • Boston Scientific buys Axonics ($3.7B): Focused on pelvic health. 
These deals highlight major pharma's focus on expanding into rare diseases, neurological disorders, metabolic conditions, and respiratory treatments, while MedTech sees consolidation in cardiovascular and critical care.

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https://www.dakota.com/resources/blog/top-10-healthcare-transactions-november-2025 

In November alone, we added more than 4,000 new private company transactions, bringing the total to over 13,000 searchable deals across sectors, industries, and transaction types in Dakota Marketplace. 

No 1 in healthcare transactions:

Exact Sciences Corporation - Strategic Acquisition

  • Transaction Date: 11/20/2025
  • Industry: Health Care Equipment & Supplies
  • Type: Acquisition / Merger
  • Transaction Value: $21B
  • Participants: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, XMS Capital Partners, Exact Sciences Corporation, Abbott Laboratories, Morgan Stanley Investment Banking, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, and Centerview Partners

Abbott announced a definitive agreement to acquire Exact Sciences for $21 billion, adding a fast-growing cancer screening and precision oncology diagnostics business (including Cologuard® and Oncotype DX®) to its portfolio. The deal positions Abbott as a leader in the $60 billion U.S. cancer diagnostics market and is expected to be immediately accretive to revenue growth and gross margin.

Notice: "Participants"!!! The more valuable pact, the more participants, the longer road... And on a similar road Faron is now. The stupidity of by-standers is growing every day... 

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